Synonyms of gratify
68 similar words · 5 opposite words
Another word for gratify is please. Other synonyms of gratify are content, cheer, delight, rejoice and gladden. The opposite of gratify is disquiet.
Synonyms and similar words for gratify
verbTo please.
- happifyTo make happy.
- gladdenTo cause (something) to become more glad.
- beatifyTo make blissful.
- enraptureTo fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
- begladdenTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
- blissenTo make blissful or happy; fill with or impart bliss to.
- brightOften followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to...
- cheerTo gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
- fetch
- cheer upTo make someone happier or less downcast.
- contentTo give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
- delightTo give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
- elateTo make joyful or proud.
- enblissTo endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
- exhilarateTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
- happyOften followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
- heartenTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
- jollifyTo make jolly.
- light upTo make happy.
- make someone's dayTo make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
- perk upTo cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.
- pleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
- raise someone's spiritsTo make someone feel in a better mood.
- rejoiceTo make happy, exhilarate.
- turn the frown upside downTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.
- warm someone's heartMake glad.
- warm the cockles of someone's heartTo provide someone with a deep feeling of contentment or happiness.
- cherish obsoleteTo cheer, to gladden.
- elevate obsoleteTo lift the spirits of (someone).
- fain obsoleteTo make (someone) glad; to gladden; hence, to congratulate (someone); to welcome (someone).
- gay dated
- gladden someone's heart datedSynonym of warm someone's heart.
- laetificate rareTo make, or become, happy.
- upcheer archaicTo cheer up.
verbTo make content; to satisfy.
- conciliate
- placateTo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no...
- abound
- amuse
- appease
- assuage
- captivate
- cater
- cloy
- compensate
- entertain
- exuberate
- fascinate
- fill
- flatterTo enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
- fulfill
- humor
- humourTo pacify by indulging.
- indulge
- measure upTo meet expectations; to be as good as.
- mollify
- pacify
- propitiate
- provide
- quench
- sateTo satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.
- satiate
- score
- serve
- slake
- suffice
- suit
- supply
- teem
Opposite of gratify
verbTo make content; to satisfy.
- discontentTo deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
- dissatisfyTo fail to satisfy; to displease.
Meaning of gratify
- verb To please.
- verb To make content; to satisfy.
gratify in other languages
Questions about synonyms of gratify
- What is another word for gratify?
- Gratify has 68 synonyms on Word.ws, such as please, content, cheer, delight, rejoice, gladden, flatter and hearten.
- What is the opposite of gratify?
- The opposite of gratify is disquiet. Other antonyms of gratify are discontent.
- What does gratify mean?
- Gratify means to please.
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